Goggles attachment for hats or caps



April 8, 1941. J. sPoLJARIcl-l I GOGGLES ATTACHMENT FOR HATS OR CAPSFiled July 22, 1940 IN VEN TOR. d-/W v 4350727 @sy s'.

Patented Apr. 8, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GOGGLES ATTACHMENT FORHATS 0R CAPS John Spoljarich, Painesdale, Mich.

Application July 22, 1940, Serial No. 346,840

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a goggles attachment for miners' hats or capsand which is an improvement on the invention of my U. S. Patent No.1,832,747 of November 17, 1931. The present invention comprises a guardplate aifording a housing for the goggles when they are in operativeposition and which is so mounted that the goggles may be drawn therefromwhen not in use and may be lifted or adjusted to an idle position fromwhich they may be conveniently returned to operative position whendesired.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. l is a side View of a miners hat or capwith the present improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an inside viewoi the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail perspective views of the guardplate. a section on line 5 5, Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, I2 denotes the body of the hat or cap whichmay be of any suitable stiff material and which is extended forward toform a visor I3. As shown in the drawing a holder I4 for a miners lampmay be mounted at the front of the hat body I2. I5 denotes a one-pieceguardplate provided with lugs I5'f1 through which pass small bolts IBsecuring said guard-plate in place beneath the visor I3. The guard-plateI5 is bent downward at its end and middle parts so as to affordforwardly opening spaces between said guard-p1ate and visor to receivethe connected goggle members I1 when said members are in operativeposition.

Attached to the outside ends of the members Fig. 5 is Il is an elastictape or strap I8 passing around to body of the hat or cap. This elastictape or strap serves to hold the goggle members in working position overthe eyes of the wearer, but,

l', being yielding, the said goggle members may be Withdrawn from theforwardly opening spaces or pockets beneath the visor I3 and lifted toan idle position in which they will be held by the elastic tape orstrap. The tension of the elastic tape or strap may be regulated by abuckle I9.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the guard-plate I5 servesas a protector for the goggle members when they are in use, but affordsforwardly opening spaces or pockets from which said goggle members maybe Withdrawn and then raised to an idle position when desired.

I claim:

l. A miners hat or cap having a forwardly extending visor, combined withconnected goggle members, a one-piece guard-plate bent downwardly at itsends and middle parts to afford, between said parts and beneath saidvisor, forwardly opening spaces or pockets for said goggle members,means for securing said guard-plate in place, and means for yieldinglyholding said goggle members in said spaces or pockets.

2. A miners hat or cap according to claim 1, in which the means forsecuring the guard-plate in place comprises lugs on said guard-plate andbolts passing through said lugs and parts of said hat or cap.

JOHN SPOLJARICH.

